Can I buy an ICON A5?

Can I buy an ICON A5?

The ICON A5 Limited Edition (S-LSA) is available now for delivery in the USA. The ICON A5 Certified Edition (Type Certified) is available Q1 2022. Sign Purchase Agreement with down payment. Your receive your Aircraft Purchase Agreement, including your delivery window, within 48 hours of configuring your A5.

What does an ICON A5 cost?

Built to be safe, easy to fly and with an interior that looks remarkably like the inside of a modern car. All this comes at a hefty price tag, the ICON A5 costs 269,000 USD; however, for the fully equipped version the price is 389,000 USD.

Is the ICON A5 street legal?

In order for the A5 to be street legal, the outer portions of the horizontal stabilizer also need to be removed, a process that is quick and easy.

Is the ICON A5 safe?

Safety-wise, the A5 fleet has had seven accidents, two fatal. In my view, with just 100 out there, this is too few to judge the airplane fairly.

Do you need a license to fly an Icon A5?

The ICON A5 is a sexy new ultra-light amphibious sport aircraft that requires only a sport airplane license instead of the full private pilot license to fly. You can carry a passenger, fly in class E and G airspace, and the aircraft flown must meet the definition of light-sport aircraft (LSA).

Is the Icon A5 IFR certified?

Our pilot doesn’t have an instrument rating, but it doesn’t matter because the A5 is not approved for IFR flight. Besides the hazard of potential VFR into IMC that any non-instrument-rated pilot faces in these conditions, our intrepid pilot may be conditioned to accept other risks.

Do you need a license to fly Icon A5?

The ICON A5 is a sexy new ultra-light amphibious sport aircraft that requires only a sport airplane license instead of the full private pilot license to fly. This is due to the shorter range of only 435 miles and top speed of 130 miles an hour.

Can the Icon A5 land on grass?

Yes. The A5 is a lightweight aircraft that requires very little runway surface to operate. The A5 can be flown from paved surfaces or relatively smooth grass, dirt, or gravel surfaces.

Are icon airplanes safe?

Icon has now delivered slightly more than 100 airplanes—and pilots’ initial concerns seem to have been borne out. Two A5s have been lost in fatal accidents, and at least four more were destroyed in nonfatal ones. Every one of them has been pilot error, according to NTSB and FAA reports.

What kind of aircraft is the ICON A5?

The ICON A5 is an American amphibious light-sport aircraft designed and produced by ICON Aircraft.

How does the ICON A5 light sport work?

With the engine in the back and a low instrument panel, the A5’s panoramic canopy allows you see the world in a new dimension. Inspired by military aircraft, the A5 uses a center stick to control the ailerons and elevator. This intuitive interface provides direct feedback to the pilot, in keeping with the A5’s sport flying mission.

What kind of gas does an ICON A5 use?

The A5 uses the electronically fuel injected version, the 912 iS Sport, which delivers even better efficiency and extremely simple operation in all conditions. It accepts either 100LL and 91 octane auto gasoline. The A5 uses LEDs for all exterior lighting.

Who was the founder of the ICON Aircraft?

ICON founder and former CEO Kirk Hawkins said of the aircraft, “it’s not about the usual metrics of speed, range, payload, altitude, and complex cockpits. It’s about getting you out there and interacting with your world.”